Thich Nhat Hanh answers questions during a retreat in Plum Village (May, 2014).
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Rich with storytelling, history, and folklore, The Lakota Way expresses the heart of Native American philosophy and reveals the path to a fulfilling and meaningful life.
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More and more, we live in bubbles. Most of us are surrounded by people who look like us, vote like us, earn like us, spend money like us, have educations like us and worship like us. The result is an empathy deficit, and it’s at the root of many of our biggest problems.
Holding on to hurt feelings limits your ability to be present. Move past resentment and anger by learning to forgive yourself first.
In Buddhist psychology, forgiveness is understood as a way to end suffering, to bring dignity and harmony to our life.
Learning to let go after betrayal or hurt.
The REACH method teaches how to overcome lingering bad feelings toward someone who did you wrong.
Forgiving others is essential for spiritual growth. Your experience of someone who has hurt you, while painful, is now nothing more that a thought or feeling that you carry around.
Finding forgiveness can walk hand in hand with pursuing justice.
Scientists who study forgiveness have long agreed that it is one of the most important contributors to a healthy relationship. Studies have shown that couples who practice forgiveness are more likely to enjoy longer, more satisfying romantic relationships.
These four avenues can lead you toward self-forgiveness.